Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Peru

Peru: Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year was 26,437 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
26,437
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
28th
of 214 countries
All-time high
41,995
in 2001
All-time low
24,581
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Peru, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201020212000: 38.7k2001: 42.0k2002: 37.1k2003: 33.1k2004: 35.1k2005: 35.5k2006: 36.6k2007: 34.5k2008: 33.7k2009: 33.2k2010: 32.5k2011: 32.8k2012: 31.7k2013: 31.1k2014: 31.5k2015: 31.0k2016: 31.1k2017: 31.1k2018: 32.6k2019: 33.0k2020: 24.6k2021: 26.4k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Peru recorded 26,437 for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Peru peaked at 41,995 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24,581, in 2020.

Peru ranks 28th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 38,661
2001 41,995 +8.6%
2002 37,139 -11.6%
2003 33,058 -11.0%
2004 35,131 +6.3%
2005 35,541 +1.2%
2006 36,643 +3.1%
2007 34,534 -5.8%
2008 33,667 -2.5%
2009 33,169 -1.5%
2010 32,477 -2.1%
2011 32,844 +1.1%
2012 31,705 -3.5%
2013 31,052 -2.1%
2014 31,461 +1.3%
2015 30,988 -1.5%
2016 31,079 +0.3%
2017 31,120 +0.1%
2018 32,642 +4.9%
2019 32,970 +1.0%
2020 24,581 -25.4%
2021 26,437 +7.6%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 26,437 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,248, 11.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 26,437 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 461, 57.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -25.4% 32,970 24,581

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35,954 33,058 41,995 10
2010s 31,834 30,988 32,970 10
2020s 25,509 24,581 26,437 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Peru?
Number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year in Peru was 26,437 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 41,995 in 2001.
What is the lowest number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 24,581 in 2020.
How does Peru rank for number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year?
Peru ranks 28th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of people notified with new episode of tb in a given year rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
216 places, 4,709 data points, 2000–2021
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